Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    • According to Press TV, Iran has rejected a United States proposal to end the war and sets out five conditions for a ceasefire. (bne IntelliNews) (AP)
    • A senior Iranian official says that Iran is still reviewing the proposal despite an initial response that was considered "negative". (Reuters)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
    • An Iranian cluster bomb wounds nine people, including six children and an elderly woman, in Bnei Brak, Israel. (The Times of Israel)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Jordan
    • Jordan's air force intercepts four missiles and one drone launched from Iran. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
    • A drone strikes a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, causing a fire at the site. (Reuters)
  • Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
    • Seven fighters are killed and 13 others are injured in a strike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. The attack follows an American strike on the same base yesterday. (AFP via Al-Ahram)
  • Iran says it has received intelligence that the U.S. and an "unnamed regional country" are planning to invade and capture its Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf as thousands of U.S. marines are due to arrive in the region in the coming days. (The Telegraph)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
  • A ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan collapses with resumed cross-border shelling killing two people in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar Province, while Afghan forces claim to have destroyed three Pakistani military outposts along the border. Both sides accuse each other of breaking the ceasefire first. (AP)

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • COSCO Shipping resumes new container shipment bookings from the Far East to several Gulf countries after Iran allowed non-hostile vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since yesterday. (AFP via The Straits Times)
  • Gold prices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, rise after a 15-day drop amidst potential diplomacy to end the Iran war. (Gulf News)
• Lawsuits involving Meta Platforms, Google litigation
  • A jury in Los Angeles County Superior Court, United States rules in favor of a woman who sued Meta Platforms and Google for her addictions to Instagram and YouTube as a child. (CNBC)

• The International Organization for Migration reports that 922 migrants have died or went missing along the "Eastern Route" from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula in 2025, marking the deadliest year for Red Sea migration and a significant increase from 2024. (AFP via The Daily Star)
• At least 16 people are killed, 11 others survive and 13 are reported missing when a passenger bus plunges into the Padma River in Goalanda Upazila, Rajbari District, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Indiablooms)

• The Three Musketeers
  • Under the in Maastricht, Netherlands, the remains of legendary French musketeer d'Artagnan are believed to be found. (BBC)

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Philippine president Bongbong Marcos signs into law a measure allowing the suspension or reduction of excises on petroleum products when global oil prices reach a specified threshold, subject to time limits and reporting requirements. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • The New York Times reports that the United States has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war. (CNBC)
      • Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says his country is ready to host United States-Iran talks to reach a comprehensive deal and end the war. (Saudi Gazette)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • Shrapnel from an Iranian ballistic missile wounds three people, including a two-month-old baby, in a Bedouin community in the Negev, Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
      • Fifteen fighters from Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), including a commander, are killed in an American airstrike on a PMF base in the Al Anbar Governorate. (AFP via BSS)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • Hezbollah rocket fire kills a woman and injures two others in northern Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
      • Israeli defense minister Israel Katz states that the military will control a "security zone" up to the Litani River in southern Lebanon until "the threat of Hezbollah" is removed, while also suggesting that Israel will remain in control of the area after the conflict is resolved. (The Times of Israel) (The New York Times)
      • The Lebanese Government reports that the death toll from Israeli attacks on the country since March 2 has risen to 1,039. (Anadolu Agency)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Zaporizhzhia strikes, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine kill at least three people, including two in Poltava and one in Zaporizhzhia, and injures several others. The attacks also damage residential buildings and infrastructure in the areas. (AFP via BSS)
  • Lviv strikes
    • A Russian Shahed drone strikes and severely damages the Bernardine Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Lviv, western Ukraine. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inqurier)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • The death toll from the March 20 drone strike on the Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, rises to 70. (Reuters)
  • A coalition of Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North rebels capture the town of Kurmuk in the Blue Nile region near the Ethopian border. (AFP via Arab News)

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Two concerts by Colombian singer Shakira in Doha, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, scheduled to be held in April are postponed due to safety concerns amidst the Iran war. The Abu Dhabi concert has been rescheduled for November. (USA Today)

• 2022–2026 video game industry layoffs
  • American video game company Epic Games announces that it will lay off more than 1,000 employees along with more than $500 million in savings from cuts to contracting and marketing amid a sharp decline in the number of people playing its flagship video game Fortnite. (Reuters)
• Australia–European Union relations
  • Australia and the European Union sign a free trade agreement after eight years of negotiations. (AP)
• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • QatarEnergy ‌declares force majeure on some of ⁠its long-term LNG supply contracts, including ‌for customers ⁠in Italy, Belgium, South Korea ⁠and China. (Al Jazeera)
  • Philippine president Bongbong Marcos declares a state of national energy emergency in response to risks to the fuel supply linked to the Iran war. (Reuters)
• BMW Brilliance recalls nearly 180,000 vehicles in China due to a defect in the air conditioning wiring that may cause a short circuit and increase the risk of fire. (AFP via The Straits Times)

• 2026 Kenya floods
  • At least 84 people are killed in flash floods across Kenya, including in Kisumu, Uasin Gishu, and Tana River counties. (The Star)

• Iran–Lebanon relations
  • 2026 Lebanon war
    • The Lebanese foreign ministry declares the Iranian ambassador a persona non grata and gives him until March 29 to leave the country, due to Iran's financial and military support of Shia paramilitary group Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
    • The Lebanese foreign ministry says that the decision to expel Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani as Iranian ambassador doesn't affect diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Arab News)
• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  • The Iranian foreign ministry states that vessels it classifies as non-hostile may pass through the Strait of Hormuz if they comply with its safety and security requirements, while excluding vessels linked to countries it accuses of involvement in the Iran war. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

• 2026 Lázaro Cárdenas school shooting
  • Two people are killed in a school shooting in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico. A 15-year-old suspect is arrested. (Reuters)

• 2026 Danish general election
  • Danes, Faroe Islanders, and Greenlanders vote to elect 179 seats of the Folketing. Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen seeks a third term in office during the aftermath of the Greenland crisis. (AP) (Reuters)
  • Frederiksen's left-wing bloc wins the most seats but fails to secure a majority. (AFP via Le Monde)

• AI boom
  • OpenAI says it will shut down its Sora app. (NBC News)
  • The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI's US$1 billion investment deal to allow Disney's intellectual properties to be used with Sora is also cancelled in midst of the shutdown. (Deadline) (NBC News) (The Verge)
• Artemis program
  • NASA states that it plans to pause the Lunar Gateway project and redirect efforts toward developing infrastructure for sustained operations on the Moon's surface, including a future moonbase. (AFP via The Witness)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • U.S. president Donald Trump says he is postponing his 48-hour ultimatum for five days before attacking the Iranian power plants as Iran and the U.S. have held "very good and productive conversations" on ending the war. Trump also claims that a "major points of agreement" focused on Iran's renunciation of the nuclear weapon are being talked. Iran denies any dialogue took place. (ABC News) (States Newsroom)
    • Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
      • Kata'ib Hezbollah says that it will extend its pause on strikes on the United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, for five more days. (AFP via Gulf News)
    • A person is killed and another is injured in a strike on a transmission site of the Persian Gulf Radio and Television Centre in southern Iran. (AFP via LBCI)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • At least one person is killed in an Israeli strike on Hazmieh, Greater Beirut, Lebanon. The Israeli military states that the attack targeted a member of Iran's Quds Force in the area. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Kordofan campaign
    • At least 15 people are killed and 23 others are injured in strikes on Lagawa District, West Kordofan, Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces attribute the attack to the Sudanese army. (AFP via Business Recorder)
  • A Sudanese rebel faction led by Yasir Arman calls for the United Nations Security Council to end the use of drones on Sudanese citizens. (Sudan Tribune)

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Brent crude futures fall 11%, trading just below US$100 a barrel for the first time in days, following the announcement by U.S. president Donald Trump about talks with Iran to end the war. (Reuters)
  • Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing to cope with extra demand by drivers from neighboring countries. (BBC News)

• 2026 Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash
  • At least 66 people are killed when a military Lockheed C-130, carrying 125 people, crashes in Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
• At least one person is killed and several others are injured in an explosion in Kwara State, Nigeria. (AP)

• Climate crisis
  • In its annual State of the Global Climate report, the World Meteorological Organization states that Earth's energy imbalance and ocean heat content reached record levels in 2025, driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions. (AFP via CNA)

• Bill Cosby sexual assault cases
  • A U.S. civic court finds entertainer Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972. The woman is awarded $59.25 million. (AP) (BBC News)
• Climate change in Germany, Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles
  • The Federal Court of Justice of Germany dismisses a lawsuit by Environmental Action Germany to ban BMW and Mercedes Benz from selling new combustion engine vehicles after 2030. (DW)
• Illegal drug trade in Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rican police seize $12 million worth of cocaine found on a drug smuggling boat off the island's northern coast. Three suspects are arrested. (AP)

• 2026 Italian constitutional referendum
  • In Italy, the constitutional amendment that proposed to select members of the High Council of the Judiciary through sortition is rejected by a 46% to 54% vote. (Reuters)
• Following the February 22 elections to the National Assembly of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith is reelected as President of Laos and Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister. (Xinhua) (Xinhua)

• In American football, the Seattle Seahawks signs a four-year deal worth $168 million with wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, with at least $120 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. (KUOW)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • Fifteen people are injured in central Israel in Iranian ballistic missile strikes. (Ynet Global)
    • Iran threatens to retaliate against the energy and water systems of the Gulf countries if United States president Donald Trump follows through with his 48-hours ultimatum to ​hit Iran's electricity grid. (Reuters)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • One person is killed after a rocket fired from Lebanon struck a vehicle near Israel's northern border, marking the first reported Israeli fatality from cross-border fire since hostilities with Hezbollah resumed earlier in March. (AFP via The Daily Star)
      • The Israeli military destroys the largest bridge crossing the Litani River in southern Lebanon. (AA)
• Terrorism in the United Kingdom
  • 2026 Hatzola arson attack
    • At least four Hatzalah ambulances are set ablaze and destroyed in an apparent anti-semitic arson attack in Golders Green, London, England. No casualties are reported. (The Jerusalem Post)

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • 2024–2026 Cuba blackouts
    • Cuba restores its power after the power grid collapsed the previous day. (CBS News)
• Air Canada Express Flight 8646
  • A Bombardier CRJ900LR operating as an Air Canada Express flight from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, collides with a firetruck while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, United States. Both pilots are killed and 41 others are injured. (ABC News) (The Hindustan Times)
• One person is killed and 10 others are injured, including one critically, when a natural gas explosion collapses two residential buildings in Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey. (The Canadian Press)

• 2026 French municipal elections
  • The second round of municipal elections takes place in France. (France 24)
• 2026 Italian constitutional referendum
  • Italians begin voting on a constitutional amendment that proposes separating the careers of judges and public prosecutors by splitting the High Court of the Judiciary into two bodies, while also establishing a High Disciplinary Court to oversee disciplinary proceedings. (Reuters)
• 2026 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
  • In Germany, the Social Democratic Party declines to second place in Rhineland-Palatinate for the first time since 1991. The Christian Democratic Union party becomes the largest in seats in the Landtag, while Alternative for Germany advances to third place. (Reuters)
• 2026 Slovenian parliamentary election
  • Slovenians vote for 90 seats in the National Assembly. A tight race is forecasted between the incumbent prime minister Robert Golob and his predecessor Janez Janša. (Reuters)
• Protests against the 2026 Iran war
  • Between 200 and 300 National Council of Resistance of Iran-alligned demonstrators of the Iranian opposition gather in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to protest the war and the Iranian government. (NL Times)
• Following the March 15 elections to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, Kim Jong Un is reelected chairman of the State Affairs Commission (head of State) and Pak Thae Song is reappointed as premier. (KBS)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • Attack on Natanz nuclear facility
      • Israeli and U.S. jets strike the Natanz Nuclear Facility, according to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • At least 88 people are injured, including seven seriously, and nine buildings are damaged in an Iranian ballistic missile attack in Arad, Israel. A mass casualty incident is declared. (Channel 12)
      • At least 78 people are injured, including a 10-year-old, in Dimona, Israel, by Iranian ballistic missile attacks. (The Times of Israel) (The Jerusalem Post)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • U.S. president Donald Trump issues an ultimatum to Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz within the next 48 hours or the U.S. military will "obliterate" their energy infrastructure, including all Iranian power stations. (BBC News)
      • A group of 22 countries in a joint statement calls on Iran to cease attacks and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (The Shillong Times)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Axios reports that the U.S. has reportedly begun initial discussions on the next phase and what peace talks with Iran might look like. (AA)
    • Iran fires two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. However, neither missile hits the base, with one of the missiles failing in-flight, and the other having been intercepted by a United States warship using a SM-3 interceptor. (The Wall Street Journal)
    • The United States Central Command says that its military has struck over 8,000 targets in Iran, including 130 Iranian Navy vessels, since the start of the war. (The Times of Israel)
    • The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for targeting 27 American military bases in Iraq and across the region over the past 24 hours. One police officer is killed in a drone strike on the headquarters of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in Baghdad. (Shafaq) (Al Jazeera)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Zaporizhzhia strikes, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Russia launches attacks in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, against energy infrastructure, causing smoke contamination. (RBC-Ukraine)
    • Two people are killed and six others, including two children, are wounded in a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia. (AP)
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Two people are killed and another is injured in an Ukrainian artillery strike in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (AP)

• 2026 Cuban crisis
  • 2024–2026 Cuba blackouts
    • Cuba reports a nationwide power outage following a total electrical grid collapse, the third major blackout to occur on the island this month. (BNO News) (AP)
• Seven people are killed when a Qatar Emiri Air Force helicopter crashes after a techincal malfunction during a routine mission over Qatar's territorial waters. (Reuters) (ASN)
• Two skiers are killed and 25 others are trapped, including five injured, in an avalanche near Ratschings in South Tyrol, Italy. (CTV News)
• Two people are killed in an explosion when a tipper truck and a tank truck collide outside of a gas station on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Ajah, Lagos State, Nigeria. Several surrounding buildings were destroyed in the initial blast and the ensuing fire. (The Punch)
• At least 230 people are rescued, ten of whom are hospitalized for hypothermia, during flooding and storms in Hawaii, United States. Around 5,500 people are evacuated ahead of a second storm. (BBC News) (CBC)

• The 10th CELAC Summit is held in Bogotá, Colombia. (Xinhua)

• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  • The Iranian parliament says that it is preparing to pass a law that would impose fees on ships for "safe passage" through the Strait of Hormuz. (Middle East Monitor)

• Protests against the 2026 Iran war
  • Large scale protests occurs in Berlin, Germany against the war. Demonstrators call for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve conflicts. (Bastille Post)
  • Anti-war protests and diaspora protests against the Iranian regime are held at the Colonial Building in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. (CBC)
• 2026 South Australian state election
  • In South Australia, the Labor Party wins a landslide victory over the Liberal Party. One Nation also secures second place in first-preference votes. (The Guardian)
• Politics of the Czech Republic
  • Around 200,000 people gather in Prague, Czech Republic, to express discontent with some steps taken by the current government coalition, including cuts in defence expenditure and proposed changes to the financing of public service media. (radio.cz) (SRF)

• 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup
  • 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup final
    • In women's association football, the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup concludes with Japan defeating hosts Australia in the final to win their third title. (BBC Sport) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • United Kingdom–United States relations
        • British prime minister Keir Starmer allows the United States to use British bases to strike Iranian targets near the strait to lift the blockade. (BBC News)
      • Belgium says that it will consider participating in securing the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is in place and if the operation is conducted within a clear international framework. (AA)
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is ready to help the passage of vessels from Japan in the Strait of Hormuz. (Kyodo News)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • The Iranian army launches strikes against strategic aerial refueling aircraft stationed at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Shafaq)
    • 2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East
      • A second Marine Expeditionary Unit of 2,200 U.S. Marines is being sent to the region. (CBS)
    • U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering "winding down" military operations in Iran as they "are getting very close to meeting [their] objectives" and urges the countries that "use" Hormuz to safeguard the Strait. (The Guardian)
    • Iran confirms the death of IRGC spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Gaza peace plan
      • Ceasefire mediators in Cairo, Egypt, give Hamas and all armed groups in the Gaza Strip 90 days to hand over their weapons in the coming months, including their missiles and rocket launchers along with their tunnel network. (Times of Israel)
  • Syrian conflict
    • Druze insurgency in Southern Syria
      • Israeli forces strike Syrian military sites, including command and control centres and supply depots, in the country's south, claiming to respond to alleged Syrian government attacks on the local Druze population. (BBC News)
  • Iraqi conflict
    • Polish defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announces the withdrawal of his forces from Iraq, stationed there as part of the CJTF–OIR joint task force against the Islamic State, citing the regional threat from Iran. (Devdiscourse)
    • United States Air Force general Alexus Grynkewich announces that NATO has withdrawn troops from Iraq and will relocate from the Middle East to Europe amidst the Iran war. (Reuters)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • 2026 Kwara State attacks
    • Government forces arrest three men suspected of participating in the February attacks and mass abductions in two villages in Kaiama, Kwara State, Nigeria. The suspects are cooperating with authorities to locate the kidnapping victims. (The Punch)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Darfur campaign
    • At least 64 people are killed, including staff, patients and children, in a strike on a hospital in East Darfur, Sudan. (Reuters)
  • A drone strike from the Rapid Support Forces targets Al Dabbah, Sudan, including a local power station, causing a power outage in the area and injuring three people. (Sudan Tribune)

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • International sanctions against Iran
    • U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent announces that the U.S. will temporarily lift sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in an effort to ease energy supply pressures. The temporary relief will last for 30 days until April 19. (The Guardian)
  • The U.S. energy department says it has awarded contracts to loan a first batch of 45.2 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (The Business Times)
  • Philippine Airlines announces it will halt flights to the Middle East until April 30 due to safety concerns regarding the Iran war. (Manila Standard)
• Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk
  • A United States jury in a civil trial finds that X (formerly Twitter) chairperson Elon Musk misled investors in two tweets, but absolves him of some fraud allegations. (DW) (Los Angeles Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Daejeon factory fire
  • Fourteen people are killed and 60 more are injured in a fire at a car parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea. (AFP and Reuters via The Straits Times)

• Foreign relations of Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Foreign relations of the United States
  • 2026 Cuban crisis, Cuba–Russia relations
    • The United States says it will not allow Cuba to receive any shipments of fuel oil from Russia as two Russian tankers are en route to Havana to deliver around 190,000 barrels of oil amid a critical shortage on the island. (CNBC)
  • Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia in the 2026 Iran war, Russia–United States relations
    • Politico reports that the United States rejected an offer by Russia to stop providing intelligence to Iran in return for the U.S. ending intelligence sharing with Ukraine. (Politico)

• Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations
  • American actor Kevin Spacey settles out of court with three men at the High Court of Justice in London, England, who accused Spacey of sexually assaulting them between 2000 and 2013. (AP)
• Two anarchist militants are killed after the accidental explosion of a bomb they were fabricating at a casalis in Rome, Italy. (Fanpage in Italian)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
    • The BAZAN Group refinery in Haifa is struck in an Iranian missile attack, but with "no significant damage", according to Energy Minister Eli Cohen. (Al Jazeera)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
    • A drone hits Aramco's SAMREF refinery in ‌the Red Sea port of Yanbu. (Arab News)
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
    • Iranian Shahed drones strike the Mina al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah oil refineries and cause large fires, according to the Kuwait National Petroleum Company. (The Telegraph)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom issue a joint statement condemning the Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and expressing their "readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait". (Euronews)
  • A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jet is hit in Iranian airspace forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase. (The Independent)
  • The United States Central Command reports its forces have destroyed a factory in Karaj, Iran, which assembled surface-to-surface missiles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (BBC News)
  • The United States approves $16.46 billion in military sales to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait amidst the Iran war. (Jordan Times)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Chad–Sudan relations
    • The Chadian government announces that 17 people have been killed at a funeral late Wednesday in the border town of Tiné following a drone attack orginating from Sudan. (The EastAfrican)
• Mexican drug war
  • A raid kills eleven Sinaloa Cartel members in Sinaloa, Mexico, with a senior cartel leader being captured along with many weapons. The daughter of El Mayo is initially detained and then released due to the lack of arrest warrants. (Reuters) (Heraldo USA)

• The King Charles III England Coast Path, the world's longest coastal footpath, is formally opened by Charles III. (BBC News)

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • KLM says that they will not resume flights to Dammam, Dubai, Riyadh until May 17, citing safety considerations amid the Iran war. (AA)

• Seventeen bodies are recovered from a boat that washed ashore in the Comoros. The victims are believed to be migrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)

• Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
  • In a joint statement after talks hosted by the United States, DR Congo and Rwanda say they have "agreed to a series of coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions and advance progress on the ground". (BBC)
• Egypt–Palestine relations, Egypt–Israel relations, Gaza humanitarian crisis
  • The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• South Africa's genocide case against Israel
  • Germany withdraws from defending Israel in South Africa's International Court of Justice genocide case against Israel, citing their need to defend themselves in a separate case launched against them by Nicaragua. (Haaretz)

• International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Russian leaders
  • The International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands, rules that Tajikistan has violated the Rome Statute after failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the country in October 2025. (Courthouse News)
• Reactions to the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, 2026 Iran massacres
  • Iran executes three men arrested during protests last January by hanging. (Reuters) (Euronews)
• An Iranian man and a Romanian woman are arrested by Police Scotland for attempting to enter Royal Navy base HMNB Clyde. (AP) (BBC News)

• 2026 Thai general election
  • The National Assembly of Thailand re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister following his Bhumjaithai Party's victory in the recent election. (AFP via CBS 19 News)